Volume 13, Number 6, 506-512, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-011-0214-6

HIV Infection and Clinical Spectrum of Associated Vasculitides

Nirupa Patel, Neema Patel, Tahir Khan, Neej Patel and Luis R. Espinoza

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Abstract

Various infections have been causative in the pathogenesis of systemic vasculitides, and HIV infection is not spared. In an immunocompromised host, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella zoster virus, herpes simplex virus, hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus, and mycobacteria, along with HIV infection can cause vasculitis. Herein we emphasize the spectrum of vasculitides, their pathogenesis, presentation, course, and therapy in the HIV-infected population. Every spectrum and size of the blood vessel involvement have been seen in HIV-associated vasculitides. We review each spectrum in detail and describe our experience with polyarteritis nodosa, the most common presentation occurring in HIV-infected patients. We also discuss the differences in HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C- related polyarteritis nodosa in detail.

Keywords  HIV infection – Hepatitis C – Hepatitis B – Vasculitis – Polyarteritis nodosa – PAN – Vasculitides

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